Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

Robert W. Cochran, radio-tv broadcast equipment sales specialist, General Electric, Syracuse, N. Y., named district sales manager for radio and tv broadcast equipment in company's L. A. office, covering southwest U. S. He succeeds F. R. Walker, who moves to GE closed-circuit tv sales. Robert J. Higgins, formerly advertising and sales promotion director, Stuart F. Louchheim Co., Philadelphia, to Sylvania Electric Products as advertising supervisor of hi fi phonographs and radios. Jose D. Dominguez, president, Puerto Rico Telephone Co., San Juan, to International Telephone & Telegraph Corp., N. Y., as executive engineer for telephone and radio operating department. Edward Alpert, assistant product planning manager, Raytheon Mfg. Co., Waltham, Mass., and Joseph J. Sedik, chief communications systems engineer, promoted to communications field sales administrator and communications product planning manager, respectively, in commercial equipment division. Raymond P. Rivoli, formerly sales representative for Reynolds Metals Co., to Sylvania Electric Products, N. Y., electronic product sales department. GOVERNMENT mmmmsmm Joseph M. Sitrick, legislative assistant to FCC chairman, named security officer in addition to other duties. He succeeds Edgar W. Holtz, FCC associate general counsel, who has been acting security officer. INTERNATIONAL wmmmmmmm® s mm i Victor F. Davies appointed director of accounting services, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Ottawa. Wes Armstrong, Toronto radio veteran, to CHUM, same city. Phil Ladd, program director and host, The Morning Show, resigns duties as announcer and is succeeded by Al Boliska on The Morning Show. Howard E. Stark NEW YORK 22, N. V INTERNATIONAL CBC Board Recommends Two New Ams, Two Tvs Two new radio and two new television stations and numerous power increases were recommended by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. board of governors at its meeting at Ottawa on Sept. 30. As a result, radio and tv stations will be built in new mining areas in northern Ontario. Thomas C. Nash has been recommended for a 1-kw station on 730 kc at Blind River, Ont., site of Canada's largest uranium mining development on the north shore of Lake Huron. CKSO Sudbury, Ont., was turned down for a station at nearby Elliott Lake, but recently began operation of a satellite tv station (CKSO-TV-1) at Elliott Lake uranium mining town site. A new radio daytime station has been recommended at Welland, Ont., near Niagara Falls, for Gordon W. Burnett, with 500 w on 1470 kc. The station must broadcast 20% of its programs in French. Yorkton Television Co. has been recommended for a tv station with 5 kw video and 2.5 kw audio power on ch 3 at Yorkton, Sask. CFCL-TV Timmins, Ont., has been recommended for a satellite tv station on ch 12 with 3.52 kw video and 1.76 kw audio power at a new mining development at Elk Lake, Ont. Satellite operation will be permitted until an application is made for an independent station at Elk Lake. CKCO-TV Kitchener, Ont., has been recommended for a power increase on ch 13 from 31.4 kw video and 16.9 kw audio to 100 kw video and 54.4 kw audio with antenna remaining at 928 feet above average terrain. CJCB-TV Sydney, N.S., has been denied operation of a satellite transmitter with 20 kw video and 1 0 kw audio power on ch 6 at Inverness, N.S. CKVL Verdun, Que., a suburb of Montreal, has been recommended for a power increase from 10 kw to 50 kw daytime and 10 kw nights on 850 kc. The station assured the CBC board it would undertake corrective measures regarding interference with other Montreal stations. CKVL becomes the third 50-kw station and the first such independently-owned station in the Montreal area. CKLC Kingston, Ont., had its power upped from 1 kw to 5 kw on 1380 kc; CHAB Moose Jaw, Sask., from 5 kw to 10 kw day and 5 kw night on 800 kc; CKBB Barrie, Ont., from 250 w on 1230 kc to 5 kw on 950 kc, with change of transmitter site; CJMT Chicoutimi, Que., from 250 w on 1450 kc to 1 kw on 1420 kc. CKTS and CHLT Sherbrooke, Que., have been recommended for some operating changes. CKTS will increase power from 250 w to 5 kw and move from 1240 kc to 630 kc, changing its transmitter site. It will allow CHLT, affiliated station, to operate from its transmitter and on its frequency in French, while CKTS will broadcast in English from CHLT's 1-kw transmitter on 900 kc. A large number of stations were granted permission to transfer shares in their companies and a number were allowed to change corporate name without change of ownership. . . the toner with the SALESponer in Oklalxmia! ONE OF THE FIRST 100 MARKETS WHBF RADIO & TELEVISION COMING! Greatly Expanded TV Coverage from a New 1000 ft. Tower Broadcasting October 14, 1957 • Page 105